Open Science in the Leibniz Association

Already in 2003, the Leibniz Association was one of the first signatories for the Berlin Declaration on Open Access. Subsequently, a Leibniz Leibniz Open Access guideline guideline has been adopted in 2007 to maximise the value of publicly-funded research http://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/UEber_uns/Leibniz_OpenAccess-Leitlinie_-_ENGLISH.pdf.

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It states, that quality-assured and peer-reviewed research results are freely accessible in digitised form. Rapid and direct access to information, at any time, in any place, at no cost to the user and without barriers is proclaimed (Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, 2007). Several working groups established such aspects (Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, 2015).

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- Libraries and Information Infrastructure Institutions working group: consists of the Federal Republic’s three central libraries and the specialist resource centres, optimises the added-value for all members by networking, general agreements and syndication
- Open Access working group: developed an Open Access strategy and assistance for all Leibniz members, prepared a template for an Open Access policy which is adapted by the Leibniz institutes according to their institutional openness
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- Research Data working group: addresses the challenges posed by the issue of research data by discussing and producing statements e.g. with recommendations to data management plans, are involved in Alliance activities on "Digital Information"

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Since 2011, the Open Access platform LeibnizOpen (www.leibnizopen.de) gives the opportunity to list open publications of all Leibniz institutions. It provides the associated full texts and thus, pictures the entire range of topics and types of publications that are generated through research and teaching within the Leibniz Association.

In 2016 the Leibniz Association will start a central publication fund for its authors. Aims are to overcome the subscription model by publishing in genuine Open Access journals, changing the handling with article processing charges (APC) and to have a central controlling also about the publication behaviour by setting clear criteria.

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Leibniz institutions form collaborative research alliances which use inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to address current scientific and socially-relevant issues such as Science 2.0 (www.leibniz-science20.de).It deals with the investigation of innovative fields for research and development, for example collaborative internet technologies and user behaviour research.